In the second episode of the Mamluk series, we uncover the story of Sayfuddin Qutuz, a Turkic slave descending from the Anushtegin family that ruled the Khwarezmian Empire. He would later ascend to the throne of Mamluk Egypt and achieve a significant victory over the Mongols in the history-altering Battle of Ayn Jalut, alongside his rival, Baybars al-Bunduqdari. In the first episode, we covered the rise of the Mamluks amidst the events of the 7th Crusade and the eventual downfall of the Ayyubid Empire (   • The 7th Crusade Was A Complete Disast...  ). The Battle of Ayn Jalut was a major defeat for the Mongols as it halted their expansion eastwards into Africa and subsequently into Europe, it also marked the beginning of the Mamluk state's emergence as a superpower in the Middle East for the following centuries, until the rise of the Ottomans.

00:00 Intro
00:20 Qutuz's youth and political career
03:03 The Mongol Menace
04:47 The Defense Gets Organized
06:26 The Killing of the Mongol Emissaries
07:04 The Death of Mongke Khan
07:25 The War Starts!


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Primary source:
✔ السلطان سيف الدين قطز ومعركة عين جالوت
Secondary sources:
✔ Tarikh Ibn Khaldun تاريخ ابن خلدون
✔ Taqiuddin Al Maqrizi الخطط المقريزية